Thanking the fanclub, Metallica Camp, for buying the new album, the band kicked off the gig with the new album’s opening two tracks, ‘That Was Just Your Life’ and ‘The End Of The Line’.

Fan favourite ‘One’ was played early in the set, followed by ‘Until It Sleeps’ and ‘Frantic’, which both received an enthusiastic response from the crowd.

At one point, frontman James Hetfield told the crowd: “Put your phones away, man. Putting a two-minute video of Metallica on YouTube isn’t going to make you famous. Just enjoy the show.”

The band insisted on leaving the house lights on for their three song encore, dropping huge black inflatable Metallica beach balls from the ceiling, which the band kicked around the venue during set closer ‘Seek And Destroy’.